Automatic cartridge-exploding device.



G. STOGKER.

AUTOMATIC CARTRIDGE EXPLODING DEVICE. APPLIOATIO'N FILED JULY 5, 1911.

' 1,013,967,] Patented Jan.9,1912

UNITED srnrns PATENT OFFICE.

GEORG- STOCKER, OF HANAU', GERMANY, AUTOMAIDIC CARTRIDGE-EXPLODING- DEVICE.

1,013,967. 4r Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 5, 1911.

sition, lever (Z is held by a spring catch 21 entering a notch z of said lever. In order to swing lever d out of engagement with levers o, b, an arm a of the hour wheel is provided with a pin 2' which is adapted to strike a projection of lever (13, at the lapse of a predetermined time. The length of this time may be readily varied by setting arin a into closer or greater proximity with said projection. When pin 2' engages lever 03, it will so tilt the same that catch Z will enter a second notch 11 of the lever and that pins .9 and s are liberated. In this way the con tinued movement of the clock work, will by toothed wheel 6, advance and set off successive cartridges of drum 2? as will be readily understood.

I claim:

A device of the character described, comprising a clockwork, a cartridge drum, a cartridge drum feed lever and Patented Jan. 9, 1912. Serial No. 636,947.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonc SrocKnR, a subject of the German Emperor, residing at anau-on-the-Main, Germany, have invented a new and Improved Automatic Cartridge-Exploding Device, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an automatic cartridge exploding device, which is adapted to automatically explode a number of cartridges after the lapse of a predetermined time.

The invention is well adapted to be applied for signaling purposes, for scaring birds, for firing consecutive shots and for similar purposes.

he accompanying drawing represents an elevation of an automatic exploding device embodying my invention.

Upon the arbor M of a suitable clockwork is mounted a wheel 6 having a number of spaced teeth. These teeth are adapted to arm of a two arm lever adapted to simultaneously engage the feed lever and exploding lever, and clockactuated means for tilting said locking lever out of said engagement.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

also adapted to engage one arm of a two arm exploding lever b influenced by spring and carrying on its other arm a firing pin m, adapted to set off the cartridges of drum t. Levers c, b are normally locked in position by a lever d, having a freely accessible handle and simultaneously engaging pins 8 s of said levers. In its locking po- GEORG STOOKER.

Witnesses:

R. PAUL THOMPSON, ROBERT J. THOMPSON.

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